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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942

DD-IVKAEX) BY MAIL IN THB U.SJL POSTAGE PREPAID—B 1^0 A YEAR

FIVE CENTS

Boards Prepare To Ration Fuel Oil For Winter NEWARK — A general outline of tentative plans for rationing fuel oil was given this week to War Price and Rationing Boards throughout the state. A bulletin from James Kearney, Jr., state director of the Office of Price Administration, described the information as subject to change and “merely for the purpose of acquainting rationing boards with present information on the rationing of fuel oil''. According to Kerney's bulletin, coupon rationing of fuel oil in 30 eastern and mid-western states and the District of Columbia probably will begin October 15, “but will "cover all oil used after October 1.” STARTS TODAY Up to September SO, the bulletin points out, the householder was permitted to purchase up to 275 gallons of fuel oil without the use of coupons, but beginning October 1 a householder may buy oil only if he agrees to Surrender to his supplier the necessary number of coupons when they become available. When a plan for rationing registration is completed householders will secure coupon ration sheets from rationing boards, and will fill out application forms giving detailed information about their dwellings and furnaces. On the basis of this information and other rele\ ant factors the board will decide how much fuel oil.to allow to each applicant WILL SET DATE Kemey said a date for the distribution of fuel oil ration coupons would be announced as soon as the plan was ready to be put into operation. (Continued on Page Four)

Defense Units To Be Revamped Shortly Cape May’s civilian defense E roblems were discussed at length londay night at a conference between W. Rex McCrossen, director of the sixth New Jersey civilian defense area, and Police Chief John J. Spencer, Jr., chairman of the Cape May defense council. McCrossen, who is superintendent of the soldiers' home at Vineland, came to Cape May to discuss problems with Spencer, and the defense officials considered the local situation in detail. Following the meeting, Spencer disclosed that the local defense organisation will be reorganized within the next few weeks to offset a considerable number of changes in volunteer personnel resulting from local men being called to service, entering defense industries elsewhere and a large number of service men's families formerly engaged in local defense work haying moved to other communities. With most volunteer services having lost part of their original personnel, the Council Chairman said all branches of the defense organization will be revived shortly.

Legionnaires Give Guns For Salvage

Borough Man Writes From Jap Prison WEJST CAPE MAY — A letter frqm' Private Philip S. Chambers. yMtho has been held as a prisoner . ’ of war in China since the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Japan, was received last week by his father, William Chambers, of Pearl avenue. The letter, first direct word received from Private Chambers since his capture, stated that he was well, and described briefly his activities in the prison camp where he arid others who had been attached to the American embassy in Peiping, China have been held in. custody. Private Chambers has been in the U. S. Marine Corps for four years, and has been stationed in China for the greater part of his military career. He’ and others attached to the American embassy were made prisoners of war immediately after the outbreak of hostilities last December.

Salvage Chairman

Cape May Scrap Drive Nets 60 Tons; Follow-Up Planned Cape May’s first major atup salvage drive ended on Saturday with a total collection conservatively estimated at 60 tons, an amount double the quota originally set for this community. Chairman Charles A. Swain, head of the salvage committee, announced the figures after a preliminary

check on the city's scrap pile | opposite City Hall, preparatory to removing the mater-

ial.

Most of the scrap collected during the week of the salvage campaign consisted of iron, steel, brass and other metals and a considerable amount of rubber in the form of discarded tires, hose and other articles. Enthusiastic over the outstanding success of the salvage campaign, Chairman Swain and the members of his committee this week praised the citizens of Cape May for their wholehearted cooperation in the week-long drive. 20 POUNDS PER CAPITA 'The community at large cooperated splendidly by contributing an average of more than 20 pounds of scrap per capita,” Swain declared. "The public’s willingness to aid in the scrap drive was evidenced by the many telephone calls the committee deceived notifying us of individuals who desired to contribute scrap metal or scrap rubber jto the city’s pile. "Cape May citizens responded 100 per cent to the nation's urgent appeal for scrap materials, f ith which to continue all-out •ar production,” Swain continued. PROUD OF RECORD “I personally am proud to have been associated with a drive such as this and I Am proud of the excellent record made by Cape May. It is one which compares favorably with that of any other community of comparable size,” the Chairman said. The committee pointed out that all available scrap material in Cape May had not been collected in last week's drive, but added that for the present the collection campaign would be suspended. It planned to renew the campaign in a month or two, Swain said, by which time most families will probably have accumulated or unearthed additional amounts of scrap material. “While we are suspending our activities temporarily,” Chairman (Continued on Page Four)

Classes Elect New Dfficers For Year . Officers of the Junior and Freshman Classes of Cape May High School were elected when - the classes organized at meetings last week. Junior officers for the current year are Ronald Barber, president; Jay Sibble, rice president; Louis Crosby, secretary; Robert Hollingsead, treasurer; and Paula Schellengcr, reporter. Freshman officers are Jot . Mariani, president; Anna Ruth Fox, vice president; Ruth McPherson, secretary; and Dorothy Stewart, treasurer.

CHARLES A. SWAIN Chairman of the Cape May Salvage Committee, who this week reported that this city's weeklong Junk Rally had exceeded'the ijuota by 10.0 per cent.

Five machine guns of World Nnr 1 vintage have gone back nto active service in the present :onflict after having served a icacetime purpose in Cape May for many years. The guns—three American and two German—were added to Cape May's community scrap pile Saturday through the efforts of the Hairy Snyder Post, 193, American

Legion.

Three of the guns have been mounted at the Soldiers and SailMonument at Columbia aveand Guerney street for many years. The others have been at the Legion post rooms at Con-

'-ention Hall.

Although there was a certain amount of sentiment and remembrance attached to the guns, Legionnaires felt that in fairness to those who arc fighting in the front lines and need every type

of weapon to defeat the enemies,. „ . of democracy that the guns should does employment

be given to the salvage scrap pile l phanages ? Our branch contributes ' i order to;, provide scrap from j to the Trenton and St. Nichols hich new weapons can be made., orphanages, and there is the ever!n a statement issued Friday increasing number of families of by A. C. Lyle, representing the the service men. That is a Red Legion post’ the veterans of Cross job, you say? We are afWorld War 1 said; filiated with the Red Cross, and There should be no shortage a number of 'our garments from of ships, planes and guns due to the 1941 In-gathering have been •ntiment and greed on the part handed over for distribution by ' those of us who are living the Red Cross to families of serpcaccfully at home in not provid- vice men," Mrs. VanBuskirk/con-

ing the necessary scrap.” •eluded.

Needlework Guild In-Gathering Nov. 4 The first fall meeting of the Cane Mav branch of the Needlework Guild of America was held it the home of Mrs. Luther Ogden on Tuesday. Mrs. Kinzer Van Buskirk presided. It was voted to have the annual In-gathering at the Episcopal parish house on Wednesday. November 4, at 3

o'clock.

The Rev. Wilbur E. Hogg. Jr. will be the guest speaker. An interesting program of music is being arranged. “The President and directors of the Cape May branch are happy for the opportunity of bringing this splendid community work before the public," Mrs. VanBuskirk said following the meeting

Tuesday.

“Many governors, including Governor Charles Edison of New Jersey. have designated the week of October 4 to 10 as ‘National Needlework Guild Week', and we

our city to back this up.

'e want everyone in Cape . to be made conscious of the Guild. Pe.ople of every race and creed have come to realize we can no longer live to ourselves. Everyone's problems and needs can only be helped by working together and that kindness and generosity are within the means of every member of the Needlework Guild of America," the

President continued.

“Don't make the mistake of thinking that because there is employment that Guild garments are not as much needed. They may not be needed for those who were unemployed a

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Burling Named Circuit Court Judge Monday TRENTON — Former State Senator Albert E. Burling, of Pennsauken Township, Camden County, was nominated on Monday by Governor Charles Edison to fill the New Jersey Circuit Court vacancy. The Senate, however, contrary to usual practice of immediately confirming appointments of past or present senators, took no action on the nomination at its session this week. An explanatory statement indicated that the Republican majority had decided before receiring the nomination not to hold an executive session to consider appointments. Burling, a Republican, would fill the vacancy created by the resignation last winter of Wilfred H. Jayne, of Lakewood, now a | Vice Chancellor. A Circuit Court Judge receives $16,000 a year. For some time, speculation has been rife concerning the identity of the Governor's nominee. With a large field of aspirants for the post, the choice, according to reliable sources, for several months has been narrowed down to three likely appointees. They were Burling, Senator Haydn Proctor, of Asburv Park, and Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, all Republicans. The Governor’s list of nominations also included John F. Sinnott, Jr., Newark Democrat, as superintendent of the State Department of Weights and Measures for a five-year period at an annual salary of $5,000. Sinnott would succeed Charles C. Read, of Ocean City, whose term expired more thafl a year ago. Edison attempted to succeed Read with Aubrey Phillips. Clcmenton Democrat, but the Senate refused to ronfirm him.

City Officials Lauded For Reducing Liquor Sale Hours

Dim-Out Hours Are Changed By Army Owing to the shortness of twilight during the winter months the Army’s dim-out regulations will become effective one half hour after sunset as of today. Major General T. A. Terry, commanding the Second Service Command. Governors Island, N. Y., announced yesterday. The Army's decision was contained in the following letter from General Terry to the Governors of New Jersey. New York and Delaware, slates comprising the Second Service Command: “The shortage of twilight during the winter months makes it iccessary for dim-out regulations to go into effect earlier each night than during the summer months. "Therefore, effective October 1, and until April 30 inclusive, the regulations governing the control of artificial lighting in the seacoast zone of the Second Service Command, issued from his headquarters under date of June 1. shall be in effect from one half hour after sundow-n each night until sunrise the following morning. On and after May 1, 1943, the effective hours of these regulations shall again be 'from one hour after sundown each night until sunrise the following morn-

Commissioner Alfred E. Driscoll, of the New Jersey Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. thi» week commended Cape May's city commission for its recent action in changing the closing hour for all liquor-selling establishments in the city. The commission in August amended the licensing ordinance, changing the hour of closing from 3 a.m. to 1 a.m. during the four summer months, and from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. during the balance of

the year.

Commissioner Driscoll wrote: “I have before me your letter of September 14th with certified copy of ordinance amendment adopted July 31, fixing the hours during which sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited in Cape May. The amendment,' as adopted, appears to be in proper form. “Our records show that your former regulation prohibited weekday sales between 3 a.m. and 7 o.m. during the months of June though September, and between

.m. and 7 a.m. during the

other months. The former prohibited hours of Sunday sales were between 3 a.m. and noon during the four summer months and between 2 a.m. and noon dur- ■

ing the remainder of the year. “1 cannot express too strongly

my approval and appreciation of the action taken by your Board of Commissioners in fixing 1 a.m. as the hour when sales must stop. In particular, I desire to congratulate the Mayor. Senator I. Grant Scott and Commissioner George P. Wentzell on their'foresight in recognizing the responsibility of the civilian authorities in the control of alcoholic beverages in those areas where there are substantial numbers of men in service. It' is to be hoped that in our present war-time circumstances other municipalities will follow the city’s example—if they do not soon do so, earlier hours

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Sailor Fined After Taking Man’s Car John W. Stutconis, of the U. S. Naval section base, was fined $50 in Cape May police court Sunday noon and was turned fiver to his commanding officer for disciplinary action following his arrest on a charge of stealing an automobile and driving without a license. Stutconic was arrested by Officers Gilbert and Wallace at 4:45 a.m. Sunday shortly after Wilmon Taylor, of Cold .Spring, had reported the theft of his automo-

I bile.

I Police Magistral*- Edward P. N’ittinger. who presided in police court Sunday, imposed the fine. A minimum sentence was imposed when Taylor said he did not desire to prosecute the defendant to the full extent. . -

Hours Gf Election Explained To End Mix-Up In County COURT HOUSE — To eliminate confusion over the time polls will be open for the general election in Cape May County on November 3, County Clerk Stirling W. Cole yesterday announced that under state laws, polls should be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern War Time. Cole said that a statute enacted early this year officially designates War Time as Standard Time for the duration of the war and six months thereafter unless Congress acts to "kbolish War Time. During the primary election in September, a great deal of confusion was caused by individual boards' interpretations of the law regarding the hours polls should be open. Colt said he had instructed a number of municipal clerks concerning the legal hours of voting after they had raised questions about which time prevailed. Election laws specify that polls shall be open from 7 a.m. "to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The new statute making Eastern War Time the standard time in New Jersey automatically makes the 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. hours prevail, he pointed out.

County’s Death Toll Up As State’s Drops Despite a state-wide decrease in fatal automobile accidents of 39 per cent during August and 11 per cent for the first eight months of the year. Cape May County showed a total of 10 accident deaths during the period, three more than during a comparable period of 1941. A bulletin issued by Motor Vehicle Commissioner Arthur W. Magee today disclosed that August accident deaths in New Jersey totaled 61 compared with 100 last year, while the total number of fatalities for the first eight months numbered 516 against 581 last year. Death increases occurred in .10 counties, headed by Union where, there jvere seven more than last year. Somerset was the only county in which the situation remained unchanged.

Township Red Cross Branch Will Meet COLD SPRING —'■"A Lower Township Red Cross branch meeting will be held at the Consolidated School here on Wednesday, October 7. It is urgent that all committee chairmen and members attend the meeting, officers of the branch said this week. Officers for the ensuing year •ill be elected at Wednesday’s meeting, and the branch will lay plans for its winter work program. Mrs. Albert Poulson, chairman of the Lower Township branch, announced this week that a first aid class will be started as soon t can be formed. Anyone wishing to enter the class should contact Mrs. Everett Jackson, R. F. D., Fishing Creek, immediately. Any township resident desiring to donate blood to the Red Cross blood bank should contact Maurice Hunt, of Villas, chairman of the township's blood donor committee, ,nd arrangements will be made o have the donations made when the Red Cross mobile unit is in Cape May on Monday, October 19.

Meet ifomerrow To Plan For Scrap Harvest Coordinating all salvage operations Into a cooperative effort toward gathering the millions of tons of scrap iron, steel and other metals lying idle on farms and other properties throughout the nation, the General Salvage Section of the Conservation Division of the War Production Board has announced an all-out effort for the National Scrap Harvest. Arrangements for Cape May County’s participaptioa in the Harvest, October 15-Sl, will be made at a meeting of chairmen of mu~ : —'— 1 * 3 * * * 7 —'— —

in the night at 8 o’clock.

Chairmen unable to attend have been asked to send representa-

tives to the meeting.

Others invited include A. S. Walker, chairman of the U. S. Department of Agriculture War Board for this county; Henry H. White, county agricultural agent; Allen E. Grace, area coordinator for the oil industry; R. W. Barber and A. H. Swain, agricultural implement dealers; chairmen of the Extension Service Volunteer Corps in the townships; Loren D. Angevine, editor of the Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger; A. C. Wilsey, editor of the Cape May County Times; Henry C. Lapidus, editor of the Wildwood Leader, and F. M. Kent, editor of the Cape May Star and Wave. Burton J. Smith, editor of The Gazette, is county chairman of the Scrap

Harvest.

It is estimated by the War Production Board that an average of more than 500 pounds will be obtained f

Draft Appeal Upheld By District Board A draft classification made by Local Board No. 2, in charge of Selective Service conscription in the southern section of Cape May County, was reverted by the district appeal board at Camden this week, it was announce by board officials Tuesday. The case was that of Herman Mennies, of 320 East Gienwood avenue, Wildwood, who had been classified as i-A by the local board. Mennies appealed the classification on grounds of dependency. The appeal board ruled that he should properly be placed in class S-A.

POMONA GRANGE TO MEET OCTOBER 10 The October meeting of the Pomona Grange will be held at the South Scaville Grange Hall on Saturday. October 10. The afternoon program, which will start at 2:30 o’clock, and the evening program arc -being aranged, and details will he an-

Local Selectees Are Given Send-Off A large group of friends and relatives of local selectees attended the send-off ceremony at the Pennsylvania ^ Reading Seashore Lines station here early Monday morning when men from Cape May and West Cape May left begin Army duty at Fort Dix. Local men who left this week are Elmer Patterson Church, William Edward Collins, Charles Edward Cowan, James Leroy Eldredge, Harold Charles Hawley, Henry Messer Howard, Willie Clifford Martin, Cornelius Moore, John Thomas Nash, Russell Wiles Plunkett, Joseph Sabin, William Elmore Tranks and Charles Clif-

ford Young.

The men arrived at Fort Dix* shortly after 10 a.m. Monday and were immediately started on their

Army careers.

At the railroad station, the local selectees were given cigarets, candy, magazines and other similar gifts while the Cape May High School band played martial music until the train departed. Cape May's fire engines were at the station, and their sirens added to the community's farewell to its newest group of soldiers. Selectees from other county communities, included in the September 28 draft call, boarded the train as it passed through their respective communities.

Whitney Receives Ensign Commission Charles Russel Whitney after completing an Officers Training Court at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., has been given a commission as an

ensign.

Ensign Whitney has been spending several days with his mother, Mrs. Ivar Axelson, and Mr. Axelson at their I-cfayettc street home before reporting to New York for active duty.

Men Named For Draft Exams On Wednesday Names of Selective Service registrants in the southern section of Cape May County who will report in Camden for final Army physical examinations next Wednesday were released Monday by officials of Local Board No. 2, which is in charge of conscription ; of manpower in this part ox the county. Those who are included in the October 7 examination group are: CAPE MAY: Raymond Joseph Beck, John Thomas Dollinger, Walter Mason Hommn, Jr., Arthur Hermes Hoover, Alexander ' Malcolm Moon, Charles Russell Poulson, Jonathan Francis Sayre, John Michael Stiles, Charles Robert Taylor, Wilson Scott Thomp-, son, Raymond Town son Vanaman, Norman Stephen Wenzel. WEST CAPE MAY: Henry Chambers, John Robert ClaypooL COLD SPRING: Milton Sheppard. ERMA: Frank Leslie Schellen-

ger.

FISHING CREEK: Freeman Augustus Yearicks. VILLAS; George Hall Costell, Gerald Anthony Frugoli. RIO GRANDE: Paul J. Hallman, Edward Lewis Nickless. WILDWOOD CREST: Richard Ivan Carty. WILDWOOD: Harold J. Allen, Raymond Louis Balasny, James William Brannan, Jr., James Alios yious Brown, Sayre Clark Brown, Edward Robert Carty, Charles Richard Ewan, Edwin lacon Fagan. Jr., William Russell Feamley, Thomas Stratton Goslin, 2d, Kenneth Newell Grosseck, Robert Joseph Hendrickson, Walter Phillips Hughes, William Timothy Mahoney, Gerald McCabe, Charles Thomas Monell, Golf red Delli Paoli, Bernard Staller, William Reynolds Taylor, Joseph Valentine Walsh, Hairy Warner, William Wolfson. NORTH WILDWOOD: John L. Callahan, Ralph Frankland Clegg, Horace James Davies, Jr., Louis Gittle, Jr., Winfield Scott Harrison, Harry Fenton Jenner, Norman Philip Lebens, George Schaeffer, Jr. MAYV1LLE: William George Harvey, Millard Allen Luker. COURT HOUSE: Isaac James

Grace.

GOSHEN: James Anthony Han-

lon.

Both Parties Balk Bn Constitution Change TRENTON — Both Republican and Democratic State Conventiona this week refused to include in their 1942 platforms provisions for a revision of New Jersey’s constitution, when the party platforms were adopted here Tuesday. Appeals by Governor Eldison to the Democratic Convention and by the Essex County delegates to the Republican meeting failed to move either party group to endorse immediate revision of the constitution. Rejection of the proposal to rose the state's basic law was at- - tributed by both parties to unwillingness to attempt such a change with a large number of New Jersey voters out of the state, engaged in military service. Senate President I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, chairman of the Republican convention, read his party's 200-word "declaration of principles’’ which was adopted by a voice vote without debate. Speaker of the House John E. Boswell, of Ocean City, was chairman of the resolutions committee which formulated the Republican platform. Both Scott and Boswell were appointed to the important party posts at the opening convention sessions in Trenton last

week.

Many Volunteers Registered For Blood Donations Oct. 19

Preparations for donations x>f blood to the Red Cross blood bank were speeded this week by the local committee in charge of the blood donor program as a large number of volunteer donors were registered preparatory to making blood donations on October 19 when a mobile unit will

be in Cape May.

At press time last night, committee members said they were confident that the list pf regisrants would reach the 150 mark, set as a minimum by the Red Cross headquarters in Philadelphia. before the deadline tonight. Committee members stressed that even after the required 150 volunteer blood donors had been registered to assure a sufficient amount to bring the mobile unit here, efforts would continue to rocrqit volunteer donors until the • Personal contacts with many Cape May residents have resulted in many volunteer donors, the

committee said, expressing

preciation for the reception the blood donor plan has had in this

Community.

The mobile’ unit will be in Cape May during the afternoon and evening of Monday, October 19. making its headquarters in the social hall of the Cape Island Baptist Church. A doctor and a corps of nurses attached to the unit will be here to take blood donations and ship them to ‘Philadelphia, where they will be processed immediately and reduced to blood plasma for emergency use on battlefields and at scenes

of catastrophes.

To explain fully the purpose and the details of blood donations, the committee this week cited an I article recently published in the j Ladies’ Home Journal, which answers most common nnestions

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Dr. Harding Leaves After Short Visit

I Dr. Benjamin M. Harding, a I well known Cape May visitor who has been a medical missionary. ' | in China for Wore than 30 years, I left this city yesterday after having spent a brief vacation with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Appel gate at

their Hughes street home. Dr. Harding was recently re-

patriated. arriving in New York aboard the liner "Gripsholm” with 1,700 other Americans expelled . from China sin<& its occupation

by Japanese.

While in Cape May, Dr. Harding renewed acquaintances with his many friends in this community and told vividly of conditions existing in China since the .start .

of the present war.

Ixaving yesterday. Dr. Harding went to White Plains, N.Y. where he plans to spend some time wi«» his brother, during his enforced leave from his hospital post in

China.

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